Wheel.



PATENTBD DEG. '10, 1907.

G. B. HURLBURT.

WHEEL. APPLICATION FILED APR. 6. 1907;

THE mmms PETERS cu.. WASHINGTON. n. c.

UNITED STATES PATENT QFFICE.

GEORGE B. HURLBURT, OF MIDDLETOWN, CONNECTICUT.

W'I-IEEL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 10, 1907.

Application filed April 6, 1907I Serial No. 366,674-

' ence being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in wheels, andrefers more particularly to steering wheels for launches and other smallvessels; its object being to provide a simple and compact device whichwill be strong and durable, neat and pleasing in appearance, and can bereadily assembled.

To these, and other ends, my invention consists in the wheel havingcertain details of construction and combinations of parts as will behereinafter described and more particularly pointed out in the claims.

Referring to the drawings, in which like numerals of reference designatelike parts in the several figures; Figure 1 is a transverse sectionalelevation of my improved device; Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the baseplate; and Fig. 3 is an elevation of the hub of the wheel looking fromthe left of Fig. 1.

In the practice of my invention I provide a wheel 1 having a central hub2; integral radiating arms 3 and posts 4 projecting radially outside ofthe rim of said wheel, and to which the handles 5 are secured. Fixed tothe hub of said wheel is the drum 6. In the drawings the means shown forsecuring said hub and drum are the pins 7 which project laterally fromthe hub 2 into one end of said drum. The wheel and drum are rotatableupon a pin 8 which has a solid head 9 lying within a recess in the faceof said hub and removably secured at its other end in a plate 10 by apin 11, which lies in a groove 12 in the back of said plate and passesdiametrically through a hole in said pin near the end thereof. The plate10, as shown herein, has parallel side edges, but it may be circular orany other shape that would be most convenient, and is preferably securedto a fixed part by screws which pass through holes '13 provided toreceive them. Integral with said plate is a boss 14 which is designed tosupport the inner end of the drum 6.

The devices of this character in common use have a bolt which is firstthreaded into the plate and then secured against rotation either by anut or other means, after which the wheel is then mounted on the boltand held against accidental displacement by a nut which is threadedthereon against a shoulder. This method of construction is highlyundesirable, because to take down the wheel and drum necessitates thedismantling of all of the mechanism, that is, the nut must first betaken off, after which the wheel and drum are separately dismounted andthen the plate removed. A further objection arises from the exposed nutin that it frequently tears the clothing and body of a person whoaccidentally is brought in contact therewith, and at times it becomesloosened and drops off. In my improved construction, herein described,the wheel and drum are inseparably secured together and the mechanism isassembled by first passing the pin through the wheel and drum andafterwards the plate where it is secured by means of a fastening pin.The whole mechanism is then permanently secured by the attachment of theplate 10. Thus, it will be noted, that the pin, plate, wheel and drumare all operatively connected with each other before the wheel ismounted and there are no exposed parts liable to become separated, orsharp edges to injure anything brought in contact therewith.

There are minor changes andalterations that can be made within myinvention, aside from those herein suggested, and I would therefore haveit understood that I do not limit myself to the exact constructionherein shown and described, but claim all that falls fairly within -thespirit and scope of m invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is:

1. In a device of the character described, the combination with a wheelhaving laterally projecting pins upon the hub thereof; a drum connectedwith said wheel and secured by said pins; a plate; a headed bolt passingthrough the hub of said wheel and said drum, and separably secured tosaid plate.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination with a wheelhaving pins connected with the hub thereof; a drum secured to said hubby said pins; a plate; a headed pin passing through said hub and drumwith the head thereof engaging the exposed side of said hub; and afastening pin for separably securing the aforesaid pin to a head 9thereon; and means, as a pin 11, 10 said plate. for separably securingsaid pin to said plate.

3. In a device of the character described, In testimony whereof I afiixmy signature all?) combination wlvlith thehwheel 1 haxf ing the inpresence of two witnesses.

u 2 integral t erewit pins 7 orming T part of said hub and projectinglaterally GEORGE HURLBLRT' therefrom; a drum 6 mounted on said pins;Witnesses: a plate 10 having a boss 14 thereon upon S. FRED HURLBURT,which said drum is rotatable; a pin 8 having 1 EDWIN S. KELSEY.

